When you rip something, you tear it quickly or forcefully. It's almost always better to rip off a Band Aid than to peel it off slowly.
A wicker fish basket.
Noun
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
Noun
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Noun
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
Noun
a dissolute man in fashionable society
Verb
criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"
Verb
tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
Verb
cut (wood) along the grain
Verb
move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"
n.
A wicker fish basket.
v. t.
To divide or separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing;
to tear or cut open or off; to tear off or out by violence; as, to rip
a garment by cutting the stitches; to rip off the skin of a beast; to
rip up a floor; -- commonly used with up, open, off.
v. t.
To get by, or as by, cutting or tearing.
v. t.
To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to
search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- usually with up.
v. t.
To saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or fiber.
n.
A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a
place torn; laceration.
n.
A term applied to a mean, worthless thing or person, as to a
scamp, a debauchee, or a prostitute, or a worn-out horse.
n.
A body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing tides or
currents.
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He 'll rip the fatal secret from her heart.3.
They ripped up all that had been done from the beginning of the rebellion.
For brethern to debate and rip up their falling out in the ear of a common enemy . . . is neither wise nor comely.4.
Rip
A wicker fish basket.
To divide or separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing; to tear or cut open or off; to tear off or out by violence;
A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration.
Usage Examples
In art or architecture your project is only done when you say it's done. If you want to rip it apart at the eleventh hour and start all over again, you never finish. I was one of those crazy creatures.
I'd get kicked out of buildings all day long, people would rip up my business card in my face. It's a humbling business to be in. But I knew I could sell and I knew I wanted to sell something I had created. I cut the feet out of those pantyhose and I knew I was on to something. This was it.
To understand the intensity of driving an F1 car, you have to be in it. When you're driving a 750hp machine at 200mph, the noise and the vibrations are incredible. The G-force when you take big corners is like someone trying to rip your head off. You hit the brakes, and it feels as if the skin is being pulled off your body.
Accidents happen, whether they're car accidents, friendly fire, drug overdoses. Accidents happen, and they're tragic. It's like a bomb that goes off and pieces of shrapnel rip into the flesh of the family. It's the families that need the compassion, because everywhere they walk, every day, someone reminds them of their loss.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe weeds keep multiplying in our garden, which is our mind ruled by fear. Rip them out and call them by name.
You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you're moving out. But it's demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don't have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice.
People are fed up with the politics where candidates just rip each other apart and then the voters lose in the end because no one really knows what anybody stands for.
I want to rip out his heart and feed it to Lennox Lewis. I want to kill people. I want to rip their stomachs out and eat their children.
I love to wear lingerie. The problem is that men always rip it off too quickly. When women are dolled up in lingerie they feel sexy. So let us wear it for five minutes.